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Ski Day Report Index

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• Catherine’s Area at AltaSunday, April 17, 2022
  On the (first) closing day of Alta’s 2021–2022 ski season, I ventured into Catherine’s Area to see if I could find more of the four inches of creamy powder that had fallen overnight. I was pleased with what I found.
• A Little Place Called AspenSunday, April 3, 2022
  Since seeing the movie Dumb & Dumber as a teenager, I’ve always wanted to make my own (less idiotic) pilgrimage to Aspen. So, when my friend invited me to join him skiing there, I quickly said yes.
• Last Ski Day Before the COVID-19 PandemicSunday, March 8, 2020
  The COVID-19 pandemic ended the 2019–2020 ski season early. My last day of the season was my first ever ski day at Squaw Valley.
• Riding All the LiftsSaturday, February 1, 2020
  I rode all the lifts at Alta and Snowbird—just because
• Over Before It StartedFriday, May 31, 2019
  My 2018–2019 ski season ended after only a few ski days because of an injury
• Fresh TracksFriday, February 16, 2018
  A weekday bluebird powder day comes together perfectly
• Rendezvous With RegretSaturday, February 3, 2018
  Writing about my favorite run of the ski season was impossible without also incorporating my most significant failure. A revelation from a respected friend helped me move past my regret.
• Fueled by FatSunday, December 10, 2017
  Efforts to improve my health and fitness culminated with a race on the Big Island of Hawaii in November 2017. I had become a runner. Could I become a skier again?
• I Didn’t Ski at All This SeasonThursday, June 1, 2017
  How did it come to this? It’s complicated.
• It Was One of Those DaysMonday, April 11, 2011
  A late-season storm delivers the goods
• Skiing in AugustSunday, August 2, 2009
  Skiing a sliver of snow during the dog days of summer
• Skiing in JulySunday, July 13, 2008
  The skiing was the easy part
• A Tough Ski DayFriday, March 24, 2006
  One of my least-favorite days of the 2005–2006 ski season
• Epic Midweek Powder DayTuesday, March 21, 2006
  One of my favorite days of the 2005–2006 ski season
• A First Day of SkiingSunday, January 12, 1997
  The ski day report I wrote in 1997 for my first ever ski day